PAST PERFECT TENSE
Fill in Past Perfect Tense:
1. There were lots of people at the party because I (invite) ........................................ all
my friends.
2. They didn´t let us into the cinema after the film (begin) ................................................
3. After Susy (read) ........................................................... the letter, she felt very happy.
4. I (see) ........................................... the film before I read the book.
5. Dad could not take the car because he (lose) ................................................ the key.
6. We went into the garden after the rain (stop) ...............................................................
7. I didn´t go to the party because nobody (tell) ............................................ me about it.
Form the two sentences into one:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
We left the house. The sun came up.
Lily tidied up her room. She went shopping.
Dad repaired my bike. We went on a ride together.
I heard about the London Dungeon. I wanted to visit it.
The girls finished the game. They started a new one.
Max met Angie. He fell in love with her.
I read the book. I wanted to see the film
Jenny heard the sad news. She was crying.
Fill in Present Perfect or Past Tense:
1. Mike (go) to bed after he (brush) his teeth.
2. After I (look) up the new words in the dictionary, I (can) understand the text.
3. The waiter (bring) the salad after I (finish) the soup.
4. After mum (phone) her friend, she (go) to town.
5. Before I (take) the dog for a walk, I (do) my homework.
6. After the bride (arrive), the ceremony (begin).
7. I (earn) my first money and (go) shopping.
8. Alice (pick) some flowers and (put) them into a vase.
9. Violet (work) as a secretary after she (leave) school.
10. Nobody (can) get into the building because the police (lock) all the doors.
11. After Sam (sell) his car, he (buy) a new one.
12. The kids (watch) a horror film and then they (be) scared.
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PAST PERFECT TENSE Lösung
Fill in Past Perfect Tense:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
There were lots of people at the party because I had invited all my friends.
They didn´t let us into the cinema after the film had begun.
After Susy had read the letter, she felt very happy.
I had seen the film before I read the book.
Dad could not take the car because he had lost the key.
We went into the garden after the rain had stopped.
I didn´t go to the party because nobody had told me about it.
Form the two sentences into one:
1. We left the house after the sun had come up. / After we had left the house the sun
came up.
2. After Lily had tidied up her room she went shopping. /Before Lily went shopping she
had tidied up her room.
3. After dad had repaired my bike we went on a ride together.
4. After I had heard about the London Dungeon I wanted to visit it.
5. After the girls had finished the game they started a new one.
6. After Max had met Angie he fell in love with her.
7. After I had read the book I wanted to see the film
8. After Jenny had heard the sad news. She was crying.
Fill in Present Perfect or Past Tense:
1. Mike went to bed after he had brushed his teeth.
2. After I had looked up the new words in the dictionary, I could understand the text.
3. The waiter brought the salad after I had finished the soup.
4. After mum had phoned her friend, she went to town.
5. Before I took the dog for a walk, I had done my homework.
6. After the bride had arrived the ceremony began.
7. I had earned my first money and went shopping.
8. Alice had picked some flowers and put them into a vase.
9. Violet worked as a secretary after she had left school.
10. Nobody could get into the building because the police had locked all the doors.
11. After Sam had sold his car, he bought a new one.
12. The kids had watched a horror film and then they were scared.
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